How Do You Feel About "Stiff-Arming"?

I don't have a problem with it especially if its to fend off clutch and grab guys.

 

You're being sarcastic, but in any case, alot of fighters stick out the jab arm and paw with it, I dont really have a problem with that if the arm is moving out in a punching motion.
The probem with those who paw (use the jab hand to guage) is that when the opponent does get inside the guard somewhat, the pawer then stiff amrs to defend and that absolutely has to be called and warned by the ref and often times just like the clinch the ref just lets it go.

 

You can't slip a stiff arm people, the stiff arm committer would have to be one big idiot to let you slip it. You will always be able to move one arm already extended into any position necessary (which is mere inches) than an opponent would have to move his entire body not only laterally but then offensively?? Pretty sure that's the reason I can't recall ever having seen it, if any of you have, please post a link.

 

cant you just smash it out the way

 

yeah. people paw/knock each others front hand/arm all the time

Its one thing to complain if someone was stiff arming like a NFL lineman. But the TS video.. the guy just wasnt keeping his glove by his body... it was an incredibly dumb point deduction. Its like deducting points on the second clinch or something.

 

So now the opponent is forced to exert energy (far more energy than the stiff arm committer who is simply holding out their arm) just to have a brief moment without a hand in their face. Which they can't even capitalize on because once the arm is touched is sends an alarm for the stiff arm committer's defense to be on full alert, and he will be in better position to land than the opponent who was occupied with the stiff arm.

 

well smaller fighters usually have to exert more energy anyway when fighting taller guys.

 

I thought the NFL banded it?

 

measuring is illegal.

 

Exactly my point, they already have an uphill battle, why give their opponent an even bigger advantage? Stiff arming is a great defense for a taller person, and the blinding and preoccupation it causes helps them to set up shots far easier.

 

I like when mayweather uses it to throw a straight right, he doesn't keep it out long though.

 

Yep taller fighters usually like to do that, I don't like it, but thats what bobbing and weaving is for. Many times, besides setting up for a straight right, they'll be setting you up to time an uppercut. Just a form of baiting a fighter or trying to confuse them. Fighters who do this also think they are in controlling range when doing this, tho it can be catastrophic since they are compromising their defense as well.

 

yeah, when a fighter sees his opponent consistently doing it, it becomes incredibly easy to time and OH R and the L hand is extended so he's gotta pull straight back and we all know what usually happens when a guy goes straight back.

I think it's like a feign or a measure, but when it's done often, the opponent should man up and time a R hand over it.

It shouldnt even be a foul. :rofl

 

It's not the give and take situation some are making it out to be, if that was thought so, it wouldn't be illegal. If stiff arming was legal, people would be in an absolute uproar to make it illegal, it's illegal for good reason. It would completely change the way boxing is strategized, there would be far less action. Who would take chances on throwing big punches when there is a big likely hood you would just lean into a stiff arm making your punch ineffective and making yourself vulnerable?? It's far easier to stiff arm than it is to get around it, so rest assured you'd see plenty of it, and plenty less boxing.

 

I think we are talking about different things. Did you watch the fight, or at least the 6th round in the OP?